A MAN was stabbed after a row between neighbours allegedly flared out of control.

The 22-year-old victim suffered knife wounds to his right leg during the incident in Rawson Road, Seaforth, on Sunday, April 7.

He was taken to hospital for treatment for what police described as “minor” injuries.

A 28-year-old man was arrested at the scene on suspicion of assault and possession of a bladed weapon.

Police later confirmed they had arrested four people.

A spokesman for Merseyside Police said officers were called to bedsit accommodation in Rawson Road at 2.35pm.

It is understood that the victim was not co-operating with police.

Local man Jack Colbert, who grew up in Rawson Road, said that the incident had been witnessed by a number of children.

Mr Colbert said: “It’s terrible that this happened in front of children playing on a quiet Sunday afternoon.

“A lot of people who live on the road say it was absolutely disgusting and was a frenzied attack which could have been a lot worse.

“I went down there the day afterwards and there was a lot of blood on the pavement.”

A police spokesman said: “Enquiries in the local area led officers to an address and four people – two females aged 17 and 18 and two men aged 22 and 28 – have been arrested in connection to the altercation.

“All four have been bailed pending further enquiries.

“An investigation into the full circumstances of the incident is ongoing.”